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Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur

The Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) was established on 12th June 1964 at Hyderabad. The University was formally inaugurated on 20th March 1965 by Late Shri. Lal Bahadur Shastri, the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India. Another significant milestone was the inauguration of the building programme of the university by Late Smt. Indira Gandhi,the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India on 23rd June 1966. The University was renamed as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University on 7th November 1996 in honour and memory of an outstanding parliamentarian Acharya Nayukulu Gogineni Ranga, who rendered remarkable selfless service for the cause of farmers and is regarded as an outstanding educationist, kisan leader and freedom fighter. HISTORICAL MILESTONE Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) was established under the name of Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) on the 12th of June 1964 through the APAU Act 1963. Later, it was renamed as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University on the 7th of November, 1996 in honour and memory of the noted Parliamentarian and Kisan Leader, Acharya N. G. Ranga. At the verge of completion of Golden Jubilee Year of the ANGRAU, it has given birth to a new State Agricultural University namely Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University with the bifurcation of the state of Andhra Pradesh as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014. The ANGRAU at LAM, Guntur is serving the students and the farmers of 13 districts of new State of Andhra Pradesh with renewed interest and dedication. Genesis of ANGRAU in service of the farmers 1926: The Royal Commission emphasized the need for a strong research base for agricultural development in the country... 1949: The Radhakrishnan Commission (1949) on University Education led to the establishment of Rural Universities for the overall development of agriculture and rural life in the country... 1955: First Joint Indo-American Team studied the status and future needs of agricultural education in the country... 1960: Second Joint Indo-American Team (1960) headed by Dr. M. S. Randhawa, the then Vice-President of Indian Council of Agricultural Research recommended specifically the establishment of Farm Universities and spelt out the basic objectives of these Universities as Institutional Autonomy, inclusion of Agriculture, Veterinary / Animal Husbandry and Home Science, Integration of Teaching, Research and Extension... 1963: The Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) Act enacted... June 12th 1964: Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) was established at Hyderabad with Shri. O. Pulla Reddi, I.C.S. (Retired) was the first founder Vice-Chancellor of the University... June 1964: Re-affilitation of Colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, Hyderabad (estt. in 1961, affiliated to Osmania University), Agricultural College, Bapatla (estt. in 1945, affiliated to Andhra University), Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, Tirupati and Andhra Veterinary College, Tirupati (estt. in 1961, affiliated to Sri Venkateswara University)... 20th March 1965: Formal inauguration of APAU by Late Shri. Lal Bahadur Shastri, the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India... 1964-66: The report of the Second National Education Commission headed by Dr. D.S. Kothari, Chairman of the University Grants Commission stressed the need for establishing at least one Agricultural University in each Indian State... 23, June 1966: Inauguration of the Administrative building of the university by Late Smt. Indira Gandhi, the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India... July, 1966: Transfer of 41 Agricultural Research Stations, functioning under the Department of Agriculture... May, 1967: Transfer of Four Research Stations of the Animal Husbandry Department... 7th November 1996: Renaming of University as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University in honour and memory of an outstanding parliamentarian Acharya Nayukulu Gogineni Ranga... 15th July 2005: Establishment of Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU) bifurcating ANGRAU by Act 18 of 2005... 26th June 2007: Establishment of Andhra Pradesh Horticultural University (APHU) bifurcating ANGRAU by the Act 30 of 2007... 2nd June 2014 As per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014, ANGRAU is now... serving the students and the farmers of 13 districts of new State of Andhra Pradesh with renewed interest and dedication...

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Subject: Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry × Author: BLESSY SUSANNA, KADARI × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2017 × Type: Thesis ×
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    INFLUENCE OF POTASSIUsM SOLUBILISING BACTERIA ON POTASSIUM DYNAMICS AND YIELD OF SWEET CORN
    (ACHARYA N G RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, GUNTUR, 2019) BLESSY SUSANNA, KADARI; PRASAD, P. R.K.
    A field experiment entitled “Influence of potassium solubilising bacteria on potassium dynamics and yield of sweet corn” was conducted at Agricultural College Farm, Bapatla using sweet corn hybrid Sugar-75 as a test crop. The experiment comprised of 8 treatments viz., T1 : Control ( No K), T2 : 100% RDK, T3 : 75% RDK, T4 :50% RDK, T5: 100% RDK+KSB, T6 : 75% RDK+KSB , T7 : 50 % RDK+KSB, T8 : KSB (where N, P and FYM were applied to all the treatments as per recommended dose) laid out in completely randomized block design and replicated thrice. The experimental soil was non saline and neutral in soil reaction, medium in organic carbon (0.51%), low in available nitrogen (158 kg ha-1) and high in available P2O5 (64 kg ha-1)and sufficient in sulphur and micronutrients. The soil was sandy loam in texture with a bulk density of 1.41 Mg m-3 and water holding capacity of 38.7 per cent. Along with inorganic potassium fertilizer levels KSB was also added to the soil. The available nutrient status of soil under sweet corn cultivation showed improvement with level of potassium fertilizer in combination with KSB significantly with N, P, S and Fe but non-significantly with Zn, Cu and Mn. The influence of K-Fertilization and KSB also showed remarkable effects on the potassium dynamics in the soil. The solution K and exchangeable K which is readily available in the soil varied significantly and more amount was xvi present in treatment where K fertilizer and KSB was applied, the decrease in the WS-K was observed from kneehigh to harvest stage. The slowly available or non-exchangeable K also decreased with the stages of crop growth and highest was recorded in the treatment where more inorganic fertilizers (100% RDK) was applied. The total K content in the soil was not significantly affected with or without the application KSB. All the treatments are on par with each other, slight decreasing trend was observed with the age of the crop. With respect to the biological properities (microbial count and enzymatic activity) it was clearly observed that with K-fertilization and KSB in combination significantly increased in all the treatments. Due to increased K levels along with KSB in T5 (100%RDK+KSB) both concentration and uptake of nutrients in sweet corn were improved significantly among all the treatments at three different stages of crop growth. The growth parameters (plant height and dry matter accumulation), yield (kernel and stover) and yield attributes (number of kernels per cob and 100 kernel weight) of sweet corn were better with increasing levels of potassium fertilizer and KSB. It is clear that combined application was effective than alone application. The quality parameters (protein and starch content) in sweet corn was markedly and positively influenced by K and KSB treatments at all the three stages of the crop.